AGCO Invests in Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI
May 22, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AGCO, a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced an investment in the Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI as the first investment executed by AGCO Ventures - its recently launched corporate venture capital initiative. AGCO e
Read moreMajor Korean Pension Fund Invests $200M in Stafford Capital’s SIT X Timber Fund, Launches Another $100M Co-Investment Vehicle
May 21, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners announced that a major Korean pension fund has invested $200 million in its flagship SIT X timberland fund, and has agreed to a further $100 million co-investment sidecar vehicle. Stafford Capital has a track record of 24 years of success investing in susta
Read moreAgriWebb Secures AUD$11M for Beef Cattle Management Software
May 20, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AgriWebb, an agtech software platform for the livestock industry that provides farmers the ability to track animal location and manage forage rations, grazing, and animal wellbeing, announced it has secured AUD$11 million (US$7.3 million) in funding from existing investors Germin8 Ventures,
Read moreOcean 14 Capital Fund I Closes at Hard Cap of €200M
May 16, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ocean 14 Capital Fund I was created to act as a tidal surge to supercharge the blue economy – an investment channel using ocean resources for economic growth and preservation that is forecast to have a value of $3 trillion by 2030, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Read moreArkeaBio Raises $26.5M Series A to Advance Methane Vaccine
May 16, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ArkeaBio, a bio-agtech startup working to develop a safe, user-friendly, and cost-effective vaccine to reduce ruminant methane emissions, announced it has successfully closed on $26.5 million in Series A funding led by founding investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV). The round
Read moreBerjé Acquires Two Peruvian Citrus Growers/Processors
May 16, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Berjé, a leading supplier to the flavor and fragrance industries, announced it has acquired Global Citrus International (GCI) and Acelim del Peru - two citrus growers and producers of essential oils and fruit products with extensive operations in Peru and strong collaborations with Citrolim
Read morePeakBridge has $187M Close for PeakBridge Growth Fund II
May 15, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media PeakBridge announced that PeakBridge Growth Fund II has exceeded expectations, closing at $187 million and bringing total AUM for the firm to more than $250 million. Active in food tech investing since 2000, PeakBridge is a pioneering global impact fund manager in the agrifood tech
Read morehexafarms Gains €1.3M in Pre-Seed Funding to Digitize Food Production
May 14, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media hexafarms, an agtech startup developing software for indoor commercial food production, has closed on €1.3 million (US$1.4 million) in pre-Seed funding led by European early-stage investor Speedinvest and including Mudcake and techstars. The potential benefits of controlled environmen
Read moreAgDevCo Strengthens Ties with Investment in East African Agribusiness Agris
May 14, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AgDevCo is deepening its ties with Agris, the agriculture division of investment company Maris, by making an investment that ensures them a significant minority position in the company. Founded in 2020, Agris has three operating companies: Evergreen Fresh, Evergreen Herbs, and Everg
Read moreOmnivore Invests $2.2M in Fodder Ecosystem Builder Cornext
May 13, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Omnivore, a pioneering agtech investor backing breakthrough technologies for agriculture, food, climate, and the rural economy in India with over $300 million in AUM across three funds, has invested $2.2 million of Seed funding in Cornext, a startup solving the fodder deficit for dairy cattl
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